The common shell are inserted filled and fuzed, the shrapnel _empty_. Oil the base of the projectile lightly, and centre in the mouth of the cartridge case, the latter standing on the bench. Slip the sleeve vertically over projectile and cartridge-case. Turn the sleeve to a horizontal position, holding the head of the cartridge with the left hand, and lay the sleeve in the press. Insert the proper plunger, so that it bears on the head of the projectile. Screw the press home until the band of the projectile touches the mouth of the cartridge, or until the shoulder of the plunger bears against the front of the sleeve. Unscrew the press, remove the plunger, _push_ out cartridge with the ejector. _Never strike the ejector_ under any pretence. Pass the cartridge into the gauge and close slide. TO FILL SHRAPNEL. The shrapnel is assembled with the cartridge-case before filling. Pour in the bursting-charge very slowly, at the same time tapping the projectile lightly with a mallet. Clean the fuze-hole carefully, and screw the plug firmly home. Shrapnel should not be fuzed except in the field, at the moment of their employment. The above rules find general application, the methods being modified to suit the case, viz., whether fixed ammunition, or charge and projectile separate. 3-INCH MOUNTAIN-GUN RANGE TABLE. Charge, 14.1 oz. C₂. Projectile, 12 lbs. Initial velocity, 853 ft.-sec Angle of jump, 0° 39′. Length of line of sight, 17″.56.